Perhaps it was unwillingness.
Perhaps it was resentment.
Or perhaps it was because Long Qianren and Liuguang Que had taken action again, yet were not restrained once more, and Gu Qingfeng had not retaliated.
The two hundred-plus Noble Scions of the Immortal Dynasty also joined the fray.
Even the five Immortals, including Chief Administrator Liuguang Tao, who had initially intended to stop them from acting, were now stunned on the spot and did not continue their attempts to intervene.
They were lofty Immortals, officials embodying the dignity of the Immortal Dynasty, and the chief administrators leading this descent of the Immortal Court.
To be honest.
Earlier, when they had charged over and been inexplicably restrained mid-air, although they were scared out of their wits and filled with terror, deep down they felt even more resentment and unwillingness—especially since it had happened in full public view, making these Immortals lose face.
Just as they were hesitating whether to take action, a stern shout rang out.
"All Immortal Officials of the Immortal Dynasty, heed my command!
Attack!
All of you, attack!"
It was none other than Immortal Court Envoy Yun Bao!
He leapt into the air, his body shimmering with radiant light, Immortal Spirit Power erupting in rolling waves. His eyes glared furiously, his face flushed crimson, murderous intent billowing as he roared hoarsely.
If one spoke of unwillingness.
He was more unwilling than anyone present.
In his previous life, he had been torn apart alive by Monarch Chixiao.
If he dared not act now, facing a Monarch Chixiao of unknown authenticity, he would never be able to hold his head high for the rest of this life.
However.
Earlier, when Liuguang Que, Long Qianren, and over a thousand others had been inexplicably restrained mid-air, it had filled his heart with fear, making him dare not act.
Now, seeing that no matter how Long Qianren and the others attacked, Gu Qingfeng did not retaliate, Yun Bao became even more convinced that he must be afraid of the Immortal Dynasty's majesty and dared not fight back. Thinking this, he no longer hesitated. Disregarding the objections of Qian He and Xun Nian, and in his capacity as Immortal Court Envoy, he ordered all members of the Immortal Dynasty to attack.
"No!
You must not attack!
You must not attack!"
Xun Nian hurriedly tried to stop them, but it was too late. As Immortal Court Envoy Yun Bao gave the order, the hesitant Liuguang Tao and the other five Immortals successively made their move, followed by the other Immortals of the Immortal Dynasty, and even the hundreds of Loose Immortals joining the battle.
Once the Immortal Dynasty side took action.
The Inner Cabinet Elders, Sect Masters, and Elders of the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects also hardened their hearts and joined the fray.
"Kill!
Kill him!"
"This is a demonic fiend!
He cannot be allowed to live!"
"Everyone, attack!
Do not be afraid! With the Immortal Dynasty backing us, this demonic fiend wouldn't dare harm a single hair on our heads!
Kill him!
!!"
More and more people joined the battle.
The scene descended into chaos.
Over at Taiji Sect, the Old Sect Master and several dozen Inner Cabinet Elders also showed intent to act. However, the current Sect Master Cang Kong and Elder Xu Mu desperately tried to dissuade them: "Old Sect Master, honored Elders, we just agreed to settle this matter, and only then did he release Cang Yun. We cannot go back on our word!
We must not renege on our promise!"
"Yes!
Old Sect Master, that Gu Qingfeng is mysterious, bizarre, and unfathomably profound. He has already warned us. If we attack, we will surely provoke his wrath. The consequences would be unthinkable!"
The Old Sect Master of Taiji Sect turned a deaf ear, shouting sternly, "So what if he warned us? So what if we provoke him? Unthinkable consequences?
What a joke! With the Immortal Dynasty here, I refuse to believe he would dare kill indiscriminately today!"
Having said that, the Old Sect Master no longer heeded the objections of Cang Kong and Xu Mu. With a wave of his hand, he led a group of Taiji Sect Elders and charged forward.
Chaos!
Utter chaos!
Chaos beyond measure.
Exactly how many people attacked, no one knew, and no one could count.
All one could see was radiant light shimmering across the sky!
Immortal Arts dancing through the heavens!
Fortunes rampaging everywhere!
Every kind of Immortal Art, every kind of Fortune, every kind of radiant light erupted forth in abundance, an endless, torrential outpouring.
That man in white.
That Chiyan Young Master Gu Qingfeng.
That Monarch Chixiao of unknown authenticity.
From beginning to end, he merely stood there with his hands clasped behind his back. His stern face held neither sorrow nor joy, neither anger nor worry—devoid of any emotional hue, devoid of anything at all. There was only tranquility.
Facing the myriad Immortal Arts filling the sky, he remained unmoved. He didn't even open his eyes, simply keeping them closed, allowing the various Fortunes and Immortal Arts to strike his body.
What was astonishing, what was unbelievable, was that despite the onslaught of so many powerful Fortunes and Immortal Arts...
They still failed to budge him even a fraction.
Yes.
Not even a fraction.
His sleeves did not stir.
His hair did not flutter.
His expression did not change.
Utterly unmoved.
He hadn't even opened his eyes. As the various Fortunes and Immortal Arts struck his body, one after another, they vanished without a trace like clay oxen entering the sea, failing to stir even a single ripple.
One was.
Ten were.
A thousand, ten thousand—all were.
No matter how powerful the Fortune, no matter how profound the Immortal Art, none could move him an inch.
Witnessing this scene.
Those cultivators gathered at the foot of Panlong Mountain to watch the spectacle simply couldn't believe their eyes. They were stunned, dumbfounded, their minds completely blank. They had never seen such a maddening sight.
One must know.
Those who attacked were the Sect Masters, Elders, and Inner Cabinet Elders of the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects.
Along with the thousands of Immortal Officials from the Immortal Dynasty.
Added together, there were dozens of Immortals.
A thousand Loose Immortals, over ten thousand Ancient Earth Immortals.
Such a group of experts, unleashing their full power, joining forces to surround and attack, exhausting every means at their disposal—yet they still failed to budge Gu Qingfeng even a fraction.
Heavens!
Could he truly be Monarch Chixiao?
No!
Even the real Monarch Chixiao probably couldn't be this powerful!
Not only did the onlookers think this, but even the three hundred-plus Chixiao veterans like Hei Shui and Hei Fo thought the same.
In their understanding, with the Monarch's terrifying power back in the day, wiping out these people with a snap of his fingers would have been effortless. But to be like Gu Qingfeng within the arena—possessing neither cultivation nor Fortune, relying solely on his physical body to withstand so many Immortal Arts and divine abilities—even the Monarch probably couldn't do that!
If the Monarch couldn't do it.
Then who could?
Facing the encirclement of over ten thousand experts, facing the sky filled with Immortal Arts and divine abilities, who would dare use their physical body to withstand it all?
Who had the capability?
No one!
Absolutely no one!
At the very least, they had never heard of such a thing.
This was simply...
Simply inhuman!
Hei Fo, Hei Shui, and the other Chixiao veterans stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, faces filled with terror.
They were frightened.
Frightened by this maddening scene until their scalps tingled, their hair stood on end, and their very souls trembled.
Even the demon-immortal Mei Lao, who had cultivated for who knew how many years, couldn't help but hold his breath as he watched the scene unfold.
As for Tang Yunhao and his wife from the Yanluo royal family, this sight frightened them so much they could barely breathe and struggled to stand firm.
Even they were like this.
As for Liu Yue and Tang Manqing, they had long been paralyzed on the ground by this scene.
They didn't know if Gu Qingfeng was truly Monarch Chixiao.
They truly didn't know.
But they both knew Gu Qingfeng's strength was bizarre and immense, especially his physical body—absurdly strong.
At Linglong Villa.
At the Shanhe Branch.
At Yunchuan Garden, whether it was Tang Manqing or Liu Yue, they had both witnessed Gu Qingfeng's power with their own eyes.
They knew Gu Qingfeng was strong. They had always known.
But as for exactly how strong Gu Qingfeng was, neither of them had a concrete idea.